The difference between Await and Wait for
When used as verbs, await means to wait for, whereas wait for means to wait until the specified event occurs.
Await is also noun with the meaning: a waiting for.
check bellow for the other definitions of Await and Wait for
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Await as a verb (transitive, formal):
To wait for.
Examples:
"I await your reply to my letter."
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Await as a verb (transitive):
To expect.
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Await as a verb (transitive):
To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
Examples:
"Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell."
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Await as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
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Await as a verb (intransitive):
To watch, observe.
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Await as a verb (intransitive):
To wait; to stay in waiting.
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Await as a noun (obsolete):
A waiting for; ambush.
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Await as a noun (obsolete):
Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.
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Wait for as a verb:
To wait until the specified event occurs.
Examples:
"Wait for the light to change before you cross the street."
"What are you waiting for?"
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Wait for as a verb:
To await the arrival of.
Examples:
"I'm waiting for my date."
"I'm waiting for the train."